Feb 08 Surgical Checklist Saves Lives, Dr. Atul Gawande’s Research Shows Dr. Atul Gawande's new book, "The Checklist Manifesto," grew out of research that the surgeon and author did for the World Health Organization on ways to reduce surgical deaths worldwide. Gawande's solution was to expand the use of… Continue reading
Feb 08 Monday’s Headlines: Obama to Host Bipartisan Health Care Reform Talks President Barack Obama has invited Republican and Democratic leaders to the White House to discuss health care legislation later this month. The half-day meeting would take place Feb. 25 and be televised live. "I want to come back [after the… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch ‘Checklist Manifesto’ Author Pairs Simplicity With Lifesaving Could the straightforward checklists used by airline pilots also help save lives in the operating room? Dr. Atul Gawande's book, "The Checklist Manifesto," examines how lists can reduce risk in the medical field and beyond. Continue watching
Feb 05 Health Care Costs Rise as Reform Remains in Standstill As health care reform legislation remains stalled in Congress and Democrats negotiate behind the scenes to try to find a way forward, supporters and opponents of the bills remain committed to their positions. And Thursday's news of rising health… Continue reading
Feb 05 Dispatch from Haiti: Baby Jenny’s Journey By Larisa Epatko Kathie Klarreich, a freelance writer who also worked as a fixer/producer for the NewsHour in Haiti, sent us the story of one child's rescue from the earthquake rubble, her transfer to the United States for medical treatment, and her family's… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Health Care Spending Continued Climb in 2009 Health care spending grew to 17 percent of the U.S. economy last year. Betty Ann Bowser examines the impact of the figures amid questions on the future of a legislative reform push. Continue watching
Feb 04 ‘Suffering Everywhere:’ Ray Suarez Reflects on Reporting in Haiti By Hari Sreenivasan After returning from Port-au-Prince, senior correspondent Ray Suarez dropped by The Rundown to describe what it was like covering Haiti’s earthquake recovery efforts, saying the terribleness of the situation was difficult to capture in words or pictures. Continue reading
Feb 04 New York Times Reporter Assesses Vaccine Study’s Retraction By Hari Sreenivasan In the wake of The Lancet medical journal fully retracting its 1998 study suggesting a link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine and autism, we spoke with New York Times public health reporter Gardiner Harris for some perspective on… Continue reading
Feb 04 American Missionaries in Haiti Charged with Abduction By Jason Breslow The American missionaries detained in Haiti last week for trying to take 33 children to neighboring Dominican Republic have been charged with abduction and criminal association, according to prosecutors. After announcing the charges, Haitian Deputy Prosecutor Jean Ferge Joseph… Continue reading
Feb 04 Health Spending Sees Record Jump as Government Share of Spending Increases Health care spending accounted for 17.3 percent of the U.S. economy in 2009, according to a report by the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, published Thursday in the journal Health Affairs. Read the report here. That's a… Continue reading